Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-08
AMONG THE STRIKERS.
THEY MUST RETURN TO WORK OR yACATE
THEIR HOMES THE NOTICES GIVEN.
Operators ara Dstsrminsi-A Large Force Of Pink
ertOn Detectives On Hand-Incrsased Number at
Work TO-Day-RumOrs Of RiOt-Ths
Men Highly Excited.


PTTTsBURG, July THE coke operators
have decided to post one more notice OF
the resumption of work in the coke re-
gions.
These of the old employees who are not
willing to join with those who went to
work yesterday and to-day are to be mott
fled that they will be given until next Sat-
urday in which to decide. The operators
have been considering to-day the posting
of the final notice, and it will probably be
adopted this afternoon and posted at all of
the works in the regions by this evening or
to morrow morning. Ii will notify the
strikers that if they are not at work by
next Saturday that the different firms will
require that possession of their houses
shall be given up. This will be regarded
probably as the beginning of the ten days
notice, after the expiration of which those
of the strikers who still refuse to go back
to work will be expected to yacate their
houses. With the expiration of the ten
days notice an eventful day is expected,
rs the operators say that they could
have still more men at work now
lii the houses were vacant,
The reports from the regions this morn
inc were that the number of men return
ing to work was steadily increasing The
report from one works was that the num-
Der had been increased from thirty yester-
day TO sixty-five men to-day, and that
haulers and handlers were plenty. Forty
ovens were blazing at these works. One
load of twenty-seven wagons had been run
out and 100 more were ready later in the
day. The reports from the other works
stated that there was also a proportlOnate
increase in the number of men who went
to work this morning. 1t was also stated
that peculiar feature of the resumption
was that number of the men who had
been working at the l24 per cent advance
in wages had dropped their tools and gone
to work at other places at the old rate
of wages. The explanation given for
the new phase of the situation is that
these men have abandoned the leaders of
he strike, so that they will not be required
to pay 10 per cent of their wages to sup
pert the idle men. They argue that it is
better for them to work at the old wages
than at y! per cent advance when they
are required to pay 10 per cent to the
other strikers.
One of the operators, when seen this
morning, said: I'VE could not have eX-
pected to have been better satisfied than
we are this morning. The increase in the
number of men at work to-day shows
plainly the sentiment among large num-
ber of the strikers. All is very quiet i'll
the regions to-day. There has been no in
dication of trouble, nor dove expect any"
The PinkertOn detectives are still located
at West Leisenring, where they will re-
main unless there is call for their services
at some other place In the regions.
( Post UniOntown, Pa, special says:
AT ) o'clock this evening Sheriff Miller
received a report that a riot had taken
place at the West LeiSenring coke works,
and that four OF the strikers
had been shot and killed
and two Others badly injured. The news
was not surprising TO the Sheriff who had
left the works only a few hours before, and
he at once gave it publicity. In less
than twenty minutes the people of Union
town were almost wild with excitement.
1t was impossible TO reach the West Leis
hiring coke works by wire, and reporters
and special messengers were dispatched to
that place, distance of five miles. 1t was
two hours before they returned to report
that no riot had taken place. but
before this time messages had
been sent out to strikers at six or seven
plants near here, and the report OF the
killing set the striking Hungarians upon
the war path. 1t is feared that they will
cause some trouble before morning, as it
is ..impossible at this hour to deny the
story.
The Hungarians are excited over the re-
port that the company proposed to have
PinkertOn guards evict them. At meet
ing TO night they informed Polish priest
who advised them to return to work that
they would all fight till death, before they
wOnld submit to eviction.
The PinkertOn men expect trouble.
They have received threatening reports
from the men in other parts of the region,
and all guards are under special order to-
night. Should the Huns attempt to
swoOp down upon us rs they to-day threat
ened," remarked one officer, land attempt
to iniure any one or burn property, we
| will kill, and if we do fire more than four
men will fall. 1t is the opinion of the
officers that these alarming reports are
put in circulation in order to
enrage the 1900 strikers in the
region, large majority of whom are Hun
garians. The policy of the operators is
an aggressive one. They say the strikers
must either return to work or give way to
those who will work.